That's about what the Spink book is - a British Red Book.
Silver varies from 2.2 to 2.5 and gold is softer - so not sure where you got that scale rlm but it is pretty dang close.
There are many fakes, see if you can find your coin - HERE
What exactly do you want to know about them ? The book - Coins of England and the United Kingdom by Spink is a good one, but it just has general...
People used to carry their opium in them, used much like a snuff box would be. And yes, opium was legal.
No, there probably isn't. But then those glass lenses are 3 times as hard as a silver coin. Gold coins are even softer. Copper is harder than...
To be honest it is a fine line that they walk when it comes to scratches. It varies greatly depending on what the coin is. The rules change with...
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My grade would be a solid 64 - so there Mike :p And no I didn't cheat either. Will say though, that's only the 2nd or 3rd time I have agreed...
It's the US Coin forum spock - you the only one who didn't notice that ? But since you asked :D It's hard to just pick 10 though. 1364...
Ya shouldn't be, it's just that there has recently been a flurry of what I would consider over-graded coins among those I have commented on. But...
I just call 'em as I see 'em eddie. If you were to go back through the posts you'd find plenty of 65's - 67's.
Take him to a coin show - that's what did it for mine ;)
For sheer eye candy, the two Jeffs win my vote ;)
Definitely not unc, XF/AU.
Gonna say PCGS gave it a 67. My grade a 66. And yeah, I think NGC would give it a star. So there Mike :p
You can read about the GSA sales here Dave - GSA Dollars - if I recall the prices ranged from around $30 to $60.
I would ask instead, where do you not see it ? Look at all of the protected areas and around the edges of all the devices - see all that black...
Yes there is, there is this - " The gunmoney issues were well recorded so it is possible to estimate the aproximate mintage of each month from...
Yeah, you could be like those folks in 1980 that bought at $40 and up - they are still waiting. But's only been 28 years.
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